1. Landforms
Mrs. Cook

2. Landforms
Features on Earth’s surface, such as mountains, valleys, and plateaus.

3. Volcano
An opening in Earth’s surface through which gases and lava escape from Earth’s interior.

4. Island
A body of land surrounded by water.

5. Strait
A narrow strip of water connecting two large bodies of water.

6. River Mouth
The place where a river flows into a lake or an ocean.

7. Sea Level
The level of the ocean’s surface, used as a reference point when measuring heights and depths on Earth’s surface.

8. Cape
A pointed piece of land extending into an ocean or a lake.

9. Bay
Part of an ocean or a lake partially enclosed by land.

10. Harbor
A sheltered area of water, deep enough for docking ships.

11. Marsh
A soft, wet, low-lying, grassy area located between water and dry land.

12. Delta
A triangular area of land formed from deposits at the mouth of a river.

13. Flood Plain
Flat land alongside a river, formed by mud and silt deposited by floods.

14. Swamp
An area of land that is saturated by water.

15. Butte
A raised, flat area of land with steep sides, smaller than a mesa.

16. Oasis
A spot of fertile land in a desert, supplied with water by a well of spring.

17. Desert
A dry area where few plants grow.

18. Mountain
A natural elevation of Earth’s surface with steep sides, higher than a hill.

19. Prairie
A large, level area of grassland with few or no trees.

20. Mesa
A wide, flat topped mountain with steep sides larger than a butte.

21. Steppe
A wide, treeless plain.

22. Valley
Low land between hills or mountains.

23. Glacier
A large ice mass that moves slowly down a mountain or over land.

24. Cataract
A large, powerful waterfall.

25. Canyon
A deep, narrow valley with steep sides.

26. Cliff
The steep, almost vertical edge of a hill, mountain, or plain.

27. Plateau
A broad, flat area of land higher than the surrounding land.